We demonstrate propagation of plasmons in single crystalline silver nanostructures fabricated using a combination of a bottom-up and a top-down approach. Silver nanoplates of thickness around 65 nm and a surface area of about 100 μm^2 are made using a wet chemical method. Silver nanotips and nanowires are then sculptured by focused ion beam milling. The plasmons are excited by using the fluorescence from the redeposited silver clusters during the milling process. Propagation of plasmons in the nanowires is observed in the visible spectral region. We also observe a cavity effect by measuring the emission spectrum from the distal wire end.
我们从理论上研究了通过分子隧道结耦合的两个银纳米立方体的能隙等离子体。在没有隧穿的情况下，键合模式的红移随着带隙距离的减小而饱和。在小的间隙距离的调谐导致阻尼和轻微的蓝移的键合模式，但没有低能电荷转移等离子体振子模式出现在光谱中。这一发现与Tan et al. [Science 343，1496（2014）]的近期工作形成鲜明对比。
Raza et al. recently observed the extraordinarily large energy blueshifts of localized surface plasmon resonances and additional surface plasmon resonances in silver nanoparticles encapsulated in silicon nitride, which are not fully understood yet. By using the quantum model consisting of two subsystems respectively for describing the center of mass and intrinsic motions of conduction electrons of a metallic nanosphere and a coupling occurred between the center of mass and conduction electrons outside the metallic nanosphere, we firstly deduced the general energy and line broadening size-depen…
Anti-crossing properties of strong coupling system of silver nanoparticle dimers coated with thin dye molecular films analyzed by classical electromagnetism
We develop a theory for spontaneous decay of a quantum emitter (QE) situated near metal-dielectric structure supporting localized surface plasmons. If plasmon resonance is tuned close to the QE emission frequency, the emission is enhanced due to energy transfer from the QE to a localized plasmon mode followed by photon emission by plasmonic antenna. The emission rate is determined by intimate interplay between the plasmon coupling to radiation field and the Ohmic losses in metal. Here we develop plasmon Green's function approach that includes plasmon's interaction with radiation to obtain expl…
We report the experimental observation of the transverse spin and associated spin-momentum locking of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited in a plasmonic single crystalline silver nanowire (AgNW). In contrast to the SPPs excited in metal films, the electromagnetic field components of the evanescent SPP mode propagating along the long axis ($x$ axis) of the NW can decay along two longitudinal planes ($x$-$y$ and $x$-$z$ planes), resulting in two orthogonal transverse spin components ($s_z$ and $s_y$). Analysis of the opposite circular polarization components of the decaying SPP mode signal…
Metal nanowires and nanoparticles that facilitate surface plasmons are of contemporary interest in nanophotonics, thermoplasmonics and optoelectronics. They facilitate not only subwavelength light propagation and localization capabilities, but also provide an excellent platform for opto-thermal effects confined to volumes down to the nanoscale. This brief review article aims to provide an overview of a specific nanophotonic geometry: a plasmonic nanowire coupled to a zero-dimensional nanostructure. We discuss the methods to prepare such nano-architectures and review some interesting nanophoton…
Plasmon-Enhanced Second-Harmonic Generation in Atomically Thin Crystalline Silver Nanostructures
ICFO–Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology（ICFO-光子科学研究所，巴塞罗那科学技术研究院）；University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology (VCQ)（维也纳大学物理学院，维也纳量子科学与技术中心）；Center for Nanophotonics, NWO Institute AMOLF（纳米光子学中心，NWO AMOLF研究所）；Department of Physics, Dokuz Eylül University（德古兹埃勒大学物理系）；Centro de Física de Materiales CSIC-UPV/EHU and Materials Physics Center（CSIC-巴斯克国立大学物质物理学中心和材料物理中心）
Photo-bolometric effect is critically important in optoelectronic structures and devices employing metallic electrodes with nanoscale features due to heating caused by the plasmonic field enhancement. One peculiar case is individual silver nanowires (Ag NWs) and their networks. Ag NW-networks exhibit excellent thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties, providing a simple yet reliable alternative to common flexible transparent electrode materials used in optoelectronic devices. To date there have been no reports on the photoresponse of Ag NWs. In this work, we show that a single Ag NW and …
2D layered ferroelectric materials such as CuInP$_2$S6 (CIPS) are promising candidates for novel and high-performance photocatalysts, owning to their ultrathin layer thickness, strong interlayer coupling, and intrinsic spontaneous polarization, while how to control the photocatalytic activity in layered CIPS remains unexplored. In this work, we report for the first time the photocatalytic activity of ferroelectric CIPS for the chemical deposition of silver nanostructures (AgNSs). The results show that the shape and spatial distribution of AgNSs on CIPS are tunable by controlling layer thicknes…
Nonreciprocal plasmons in one-dimensional carbon nanostructures
Max-Born-Institut（马克斯·玻恩研究所）；Center for Nanophotonics, NWO Institute AMOLF（纳米光子学中心，NWO AMOLF研究所）；ICFO-Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology（ICFO-光子科学研究所，巴塞罗那科学技术研究所）；ICREA-Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats（ICREA-加泰罗尼亚研究高级学院）；POLIMA—Center for Polariton-driven Light–Matter Interactions, University of Southern Denmark（POLIMA-极化激元驱动光物质相互作用中心，南丹麦大学）；Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark（丹麦高等研究院，南丹麦大学）
Enhancement of spontaneous emission in a quantum well by resonant surface plasmon coupling
使用时间分辨的光致发光测量，在In $_{0.18}$ Ga $_{0.82}$ N/GAN量子阱（QW）中的复合率被证明是大大增强时，自发发射共振耦合到银表面等离子体。增强的自发发射进入表面等离子体激元的速率比正常QW自发发射快92倍。基于费米黄金法则的计算表明，这种增强对银的厚度非常敏感，并且表明更大的增强对于更靠近表面金属涂层的量子阱是可能的。
